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Retired Elena (her real name is known to the editorial board) said that she had not yet reached retirement age when she was awarded a disability pension due to health problems.
“Later, a few years later, when I reached retirement age, I chose a disability pension instead of an old-age pension because it was a bit higher.
Even later, I heard news about the increase in pensions. However, only old-age pensions increased, not disability pensions. So I asked Sodra to recalculate my old-age pension. This was 30 euros higher for me. So instead of disability, I chose to receive an old-age pension, ”said the woman.
According to her, it is necessary for pensioners to follow the information themselves and ask Sodra for a new calculation of the pension.
“I advised all my friends to ask to recalculate their pensions. And almost all of them got a higher pension. While the request to recalculate the pension can also be submitted electronically, it was not difficult for me to do so.
However, I see that not all people follow the information on pensions, they do not ask to recalculate them, therefore they receive less ”, Elena explained.
He’s resentful that seniority leads nowhere.
Another pensioner Regina (her real name and surname are known to the editorial board) told tv3.lt that she is currently receiving a disability pension.
“However, I will reach retirement age in July and will soon ask Sodra to calculate my old-age pension. I hope this is greater than disability. I have 35 years of experience. I have received an above-average salary throughout of my life and my disability pension is less than that of people with 20 or 25 years of service, my pension is 352 euros.
I applied to Sodra several times to recalculate, but the pension always remains the same. It is very strange that people with 20 years of work experience receive as much as I do ”, the woman resented.
According to her, this situation only shows that it is not worth trying and working at all.
“I probably could have worked for a while somewhere and earned my current pension. It’s so sad that I tried and worked, and now I’m getting nothing less than those that didn’t work.
The amount I receive is less than the average pension, although I have held a good position and received a high salary all my life. Now we have to wait for the retirement age and hope that the old-age pension is higher than the disability, ”the woman complained.
Pensions are indexed and renewed
Sodra spokesperson Malgožata Kozič explained that a person who receives a pension for incapacity for work (disability) after reaching retirement age can choose which pension (old age or disability) they would like to receive. Usually the largest is chosen. Only one pension is paid.
“Old-age pensions increase every year. They increase on average as the economy and the population’s wage bill grow. In 2021, social security pensions increased by 9.58 percent. Pensions are indexed automatically, the Recipients do not need to do anything or apply to Sodra.
The pensions of some residents are not only indexed as of January of each year, but are also renewed. These changes are being experienced by those retired and disabled who worked and paid contributions to the social security of pensions last year. For most of these beneficiaries, pensions increase due to additional length of service and units of account. The increase in the pension of a retired person who works or a disabled person depends on the income from work and the social security contributions paid for pensions ”, explained the specialist.
According to her, a year of service is earned if a person earns and pays at least 12 monthly minimum wages (MMA) in social security contributions per year. If contributions are paid less, corresponding seniority is earned, but no more than one year of service per year is possible.
“The pension accounting units are tied to the average salary in the country. A unit of account is acquired if a person earns and pays contributions of 12 Average Salaries (VMU) per year. If fewer contributions are paid, the corresponding part of the unit of account is acquired, if more, more units of account are acquired.
It is important to know that for some people with disabilities who worked last year, their pensions may not increase after renewal or may increase less than average. This is due to the fact that the units of the disability pension up to retirement age are already credited (“donated”) when granting the disability pension.
This means that a person is considered to be working until retirement age. Therefore, the renewal disability pension will increase only if the units of account acquired by the pensioner in 2020, calculated on the basis of the amount of social security contributions for pensions in 2020, exceed the number of pension units already added disability. ”Commented M. Kozič.
According to the specialist, pensioners who receive the lowest pensions and disability pension beneficiaries who have lost 60 percent or more of their ability to work, as well as disability pension beneficiaries who have reached retirement age, they have lost between 45 and 55 percent. percent of their ability to work, they receive small pension bonuses.
If the amount of the benefits received after the renewal of the pension does not exceed 260 euros, bonuses will continue to be paid, so the amount of all the pensions received by a person who has acquired the necessary seniority with a bonus would be 260 euros ” said a representative from Sodra.
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